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The site was identified as important in 2003 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	passage	1991-1999	920 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	LC	passage	1997	3,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	passage	1991-1996	800-2,800 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	passage	1997	20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	breeding	1991-1999	3-10 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	1994	1,100 individuals	B1i, C2
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1991-1999	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	1991-1999	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	1997	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1937	Linnulaht	Tsoneerimata kaitseala	4
1937	Linnulaht	Nature Reserve	4
1959	Loode tammik	Tsoneerimata kaitseala	1
1959	Loode tammik	Nature Reserve	1
1965	Loodenina (6 km) rand	Tsoneerimata kaitseala	3
1965	Loodenina rand	Nature Reserve	2
1990	West Estonian Archipelago	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
2001	VEP nr.E01855	Woodland key habitat	3
2001	VEP nr.E01859	Woodland key habitat	<1
2001	VEP nr.E01874	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.000383	Woodland key habitat	1
2003	VEP nr.000386	Woodland key habitat	<1
2003	VEP nr.000390	Woodland key habitat	<1
2004	Mullutu-Loode	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	96
2004	Mullutu-Loode	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	85
2007	Mullutu-Loode hoiuala	Hoiuala	73
2007	Kuressaare lahe hoiuala	Hoiuala	11
2007	Mullutu-Loode hoiuala	Limited Management Zone	73
2007	Kuressaare lahe hoiuala	Limited Management Zone	11
2010	Mullutu püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	<1
2010	Nasva püsielupaik	Species Protection Site	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Standing freshwater	51
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	19
Marine Neritic		12
Shrubland		10
Grassland		8

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	96
fisheries/aquaculture	25
forestry	20
agriculture	10
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mullutu (Estonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mullutu-iba-estonia on 22/11/2024.